Carla Astudillo

1 month ago | texastribune.org | Carla Astudillo

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas lawmakers filed thousands of bills during the 2025 legislative session. However, most of those bills won’t become law. Lawmakers will spend the final weeks before the session ends on June 2 trying to push through their priorities. They will also try to stop certain bills from going through by delaying votes and letting them miss key deadlines.

1 month ago | krgv.com | Kate McGee |Carla Astudillo

inNewsSource: texastribune.orgBy: "Texas megadonor Alex Fairly joined forces with the GOP’s ultraconservative wing. He didn’t like what he saw." was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.

2 months ago | gilmermirror.com | Carla Astudillo

By Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune April 17, 2025 “See how Texas House members voted on school vouchers” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.

2 months ago | crossroadstoday.com | Alejandra Martinez |Alejandra Martínez |Carla Astudillo

EL PASO — The wind swept through El Paso one day in March, lifting a fine layer of dust that settled onto windshields, clothes and skin. The air was thick with haze from a dust storm. This border city, perched on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, receives on average less than 9 inches of rain each year. Water in the city of 679,000 people is a challenge.

2 months ago | kxxv.com | Carla Astudillo

TEXAS (KXXV) — After several hours of heated debate, the Texas House approved a measure that would create a private school vouchers program in the state. The legislation would allocate $1 billion to the program and create education savings accounts that families could use for private school tuition and other school-related expenses. Most would receive over $10,000 a year. Creating such a program has been a top legislative priority for Gov. Greg Abbott for several years.